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Lapsed Gamer Radio
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For gamers who fell off—and want back in.
We revisit classics, catch up on missed gems, and laugh at the backlog.
New episodes fortnightly. No grinding required.
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Mark is joined by Nick and Chazzee to talk about Tim Sweeney's latest crashout, the weird story around Horses being blocked from Steam, JRPG 3.0, Battlefield sales figures, and of course all the games they've been playing recently.

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December 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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To mark 80 years since the end of the end of World War 2, Mark is joined by Nick, Chazzee, and Andy to talk about the history of its depiction in video games.

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December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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In this bonus extrasode Mark and Nick get together to talk about the nominations for all the categories in this year's Game Awards, pick their preferred winners, and predict who will win.

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November 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Mark is joined by Nick and Chazzee to discuss some now comically outdated news, Chazzee's fear of mascots, back pain, the World Series, and all of the games they've been playing over the past month.

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November 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Quiet one this week, Mark and Chazzee get together to further discuss the EA buyout and union pushback against it, the latest David Cage bowel movement, a whole bunch of other news, and all the games they've been playing recently.

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October 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Nick is joined by Andy and Chazzee to talk about EA being bought by the worst people on the planet and the implications for their IP, the Game Pass price increases and the future of Xbox, and run down all the games they've been playing recently.

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October 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Mark is joined by Nick and Chazzee to laugh at Randy Pitchford, moan about the state of video game optimisation, ruminate on the nature of mosh pits, talk about upcoming Nintendo releases, and run down all the games they've played over the last few weeks.

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September 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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We heard the internet loves tier lists, so we decided to get in on the action. Join Nick, Chazzee and Mark as they build a tier list of the best console launch lineups while doing a lot of reminiscing.

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September 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Worlds collide as Doug and Nick appear on an episode together! Join them and Mark as they talk a little about some very old news, Nick tortures the boys with a quiz, and they run down all the games they've been playing over the past month or so.

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September 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Mark is joined by Nick and Chazzee for an extra special episode where they listen to, and talk about, some of their favourite pieces of video game music.

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August 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Nick is on holiday so Doug makes his annual appearance, joining Mark and Chazzee to discuss the fallout from the mass layoffs at Microsoft, how utterly useless Copilot is, a brief review of the Switch 2, and all the games they've been playing recently.

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July 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Mark is joined by Nick and Chazzee to talk about yet more layoffs in the video game industry, how hot weather just hits different in the UK, midge protection, and to run down all the video games they've been playing over the last month or so.

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July 7, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Mark is joined by Chazzee and Nick to talk about all the games that were shown at the 2025 edition of Geoff Keighley's video games circle jerk, plus the Playstation and Xbox showcases and some of the smaller ones.

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June 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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🆕 New on Lapsed Gamer: Nick delves into the Uneasy Comfort of Empty Houses — a reflection on the eerie allure of abandoned virtual spaces.

Read it here: lapsedgamer.com/the-uneasy-c...

#games #gamethoughts #hauntology #blueprince #gonehome
The Uneasy Comfort of Empty Houses – Lapsed Gamer Radio
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June 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Nick is joined by Chazzee and Andy to discuss the cancellation of the Black Panther game and further job losses at EA, critical reception of Elden Ring: Nightreign, the rumoured Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, and all the games they've played recently.

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June 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Taking a break from talking about terrible movies based on video games, Mark, Nick, Chazzee, and Andy explore the world of movie tie-in games - their history, why they aren't made any more, and what are our favourites.

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May 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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We’ve finally dusted off lapsedgamer.com after years of lovingly* neglecting it.
(*read: totally ignoring)

It’s had a bit of a refresh, and we’ll be adding new articles in the coming days. Stay tuned!
#LapsedGamerRadio #SiteUpdate #BackFromTheDead
In this episode Mark and Chazzee sit down for a chat about the latest turmoil in the world of video game journalism, talk about Arc Raiders and the state of the extraction shooter genre as a whole, and discuss the surprise smash hit of the year – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
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May 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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🎙 Coming soon: an episode all about the greatest movie tie-in games of all time.

From Harry Potter to GoldenEye, Star Wars to RoboCop — we’re going there. Got a favorite? Let us know in the comments!
May 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Mark and Chazzee sit down for a chat about the latest turmoil in the world of video game journalism, talk about Arc Raiders and the state of the extraction shooter genre as a whole, and discuss the surprise smash hit of the year - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

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May 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Join Mark, Nick, and Chazzee for an episode recorded two weeks ago as they talk about now very old news, argue about Blue Prince, wonder whether we needed an Oblivion remake, and talk about a bunch of other games.

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May 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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It’s time to induct another game into the LGR Hall of Fame, so join Mark, Nick, and Chazzee as they embrace The Outsider, pull on their masks, and descend into the murky whalepunk world of Dishonored 2.

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April 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Mark is joined by Nick, Chazzee, and Andy to discuss some video game news, including a lengthy discussion about the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct and how the game price might end up costing Nintendo, before running down all the games they've played recently.

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April 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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It's time to look at another terrible video game movie adaptation, and we're covering two for twice the misery. So join Mark, Nick, and Andy as they delve into the incredibly dated early 2000's action schlock that is the Angelina Jolie Tomb Raider movies.

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April 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Rather than bore you and everyone else on the team with an hour of rambling about the new Monster Hunter game, Mark and Chazzee recorded a bonus episode so you can skip it if you don't care.

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March 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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In this episode Mark is joined by Nick and Chazzee to discuss the finer details of flat pack furniture, talk about yet more layoffs and studio closures in the industry, and chat about all the games they've playing over the past few weeks.

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March 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM